Hat-holder for ladies&#39; dressing-cases.



No. 814,313. PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906 S. L fiOETON.

HAT HOLDER FOR BABIES DRESSING GASES.

urumnos FILED SEPT. 22.1906.

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jaziiz'ef 1/10/70 witness V 7 r V I F r WM SALLIE I. NORTON, OFWASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

HAT-HOLDER FOR LADIES DRESSING-CASES- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 6, 1906.

Application filed September 22, 1905. Serial Np. 279,696.

To cull whom it may concern: Be it known that I, SALLIE I. NORTON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHat-Holders for Ladies Dressing-Cases, of which-the following is aspecification.

The invention to be hereinafter described relates to hat-holders forladies dressingcases, and has for its object to provide a sim ple andconvenient device of this character wherein the parts are so arrangedthat the hat-holder when in operative position for sup orting a hat maybe wholly contained wit 'n an inclosure to exclude dust and protect thehat, and when in ino erative osition it may offer no obstacle to t e use0 the inclosure as an ordinary drawer.

With the above generally-stated objects in view the invention consistsof the parts and combinations to be hereinafter described and thendefinitely pointedout in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a ladies dressing-casewith the door 0 on and with parts broken away to show t e hat-holder andits relation to the adjacent arts of the device. Fig. 2 is a detacheddetail view of the hat-holder and its adjacent arts, on an enlargedscale, the hat-holder eing shown in its operative position forsupportlng a hat. Fig. 3 is alike detail View, on an enlarged scale, ofthe hat-holder in its inoperative position. Fig. 4 is a section on theline x m of 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view showin a stop for preventingundue rotation of t e top portion of the hat-holder when in itsinoperative position, as will be described.

In the drawings, A represents any desired form of dressin -case esecially designed for ladies use and aving t e door A provided with amirror or glass A, said dressing-case in the top portion thereof beinalso provided with a suitable mirror A 11 the present form ofdressing-case, as herein selected for illustrating theinvention, oneportion A* is provided with suitable means, as the supporting-clips a,for an umbrella or arasol a, and preferably the lower ortion 0 thedressing-case may be provid with suitable ordinary drawers A The u perortion of the dressing-case is preferab y divided into compartments Band B, the upper one extending the full width of the drawer-s ace of thedressing-case and the lower ones 15 extending substantially eachone-half of the width thereof. Referring to Fig. 1, the bottomportion 1) of the compartments B and B' are preferably made to slide inguideways b in the side portions of'the dressing-case, somewhat in themanner of an ordinary drawer, so that the compartments B B maysubstantially in the manner of an ordinary drawer be pulled out andpushed into the dressing-case. The front portion 6 of each of thesecompartments has an ordinary hin e connection 6 with its bottom I), sothat the ront portion can be let down in horizontal prolongation of suchbottom, as will be readily understood.

The bottom b of the compartments B and B which may for identification bedenominated hat-compartments," are provided, as shown in Fig. 2, with acountersunk recess 42, from which rises a conical s ring (2, such springbeing secured in the ottom of the countersunk recess 0, as shown in Fig.4. Mounted upon the top of the conical spring c is the hat-supportingplate C, which is connected to the spring c,'as shown in Figs. 2 and 4,by means of a pin c, which enables the hat-supporting plate C to beturned upon the up or end of the spring 0, for a purpose as willhereinafter appear. The countersunk recess 0, as shown in Fig. 4, is ofa size and of suitable roportion to properly receive and contain 0th thehat-supporting plate and the spiral spring 0' when saidhat-supportingplate and spring are ressed or pushed down into such countersun recess.

The hat-supporting plate O, at substantially diametrically oppositeportions thereof, is provided with recesses c, one side of the walls cof such recess bein extended somewhat beyond the peripheral iinits tothe other side of the wall to form a limiting-stop in connection withthe pin 0 contained in the countersunk recess 6, as will be obvious.

Secured to the bottom 5 of the hat-compartment, at substantiallydiametrically opposite ointsof the countersunk recess a, are the loc'ng-clips d, which are adapted to register with the recesses c in thehat-supporting plate when such plate and its supportingspring a aredepressed, so that such hat-supporting plate will pass below thelocking- ICC clips al, and then by turning such hat-supportin plate thesaid plate and spring 0 may be he] within the countersunk recess 0. Thepins c", rojecting upward in the recess 6, serve as imit-stops or toprevent undue rotation of the hat-supporting plate when it is pushedinto the recess 0, as is indicated in Figs. 3 and 5.

From the character of the spring 0 and its conical form it will beunderstood that the convolutions of the springs, when the same arecompressed to the inoperative position shown in Fig. 4, will liesubstantially as indicated in Fi 4 and the hat-sup orting plate willcover t e entire spring and lie substan tially flush with the uppersurface of the bottom 1) of the hat-compartment.

From the construction described it will be apparent that when it isdesired to support a hat upon the hat-supporting plate C in one of thehat-compartments it is only necessary to turn the plate in thecountersunk recess so that the locking-recesses 0 will register with thelocking-clips d, whereu on the hat-supporting plate and spring wiliriseinto the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and a ladys hat containingribbons, feathers, or like decorations may be conveniently supportedthereon without bringing such decorations into contact with any of thesurrounding structure or supporting parts. When, how ever, it is desiredto use one or more of the hat-compartments as an ordinar drawer forcontaining wearing-apparel and like articles, it is only necessary tocompress the spring 0 and the hat-supporting late C into the countersunkrecess 0 in the ottom b of the compartment, then turn the hat-supportingplate slightly until the stops 0 contact with the projecting walls 0" ofsuch plate, whereupon the hat-su porting plate Will itself standsubstantiali y flush with the bottom of the compartment and offer noobstacle to the convenient use of the compartment as an ordinary drawer.

By having the front portion 1) of the hatcompartments hinged, asdescribed, so as to fall into a horizontal position in prolongation ofthe bottom of a compartment a convenient rest is provided for the suport of small articles, such as hat-pins and t e like, during the timethat the person using the dressing-case may be putting on or taking offthe hat, and by inclosing the hat-supports in such compartments it isevident that all dust and dirt are ke t from mingling with. the hatdecorations uring such time it is within the compartment and supportedupon the hat-supports.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A dressing-case provided with a hatcompartment, the bottom of saidcompartment being provided with a countersunk recess, a hat-supportrising from such countersunk recess and means for holding the hatsup ortwithin such recess substantially flush wit the bottom of thecompartment.

2. A dressing-case provided with a hatcompartment, a hat-support risingfrom the bottom of such compartment and comprising a hat-supportingplate, a spring, and means for locking the hat-supporting late in inoerative position substantially iihsh with tfie upper surface of thebottom of the hat-compartment.

3. A dressing-case provided with a hatcompartment, the bottom of whichis provided with a countersunk recess, a spring secured at one endwithin such recess, a hatsu orting plate secured to the other end of sais ring and means for locking the s ring and p ate in such countersunkrecess Wit the surface of the plate substantially flush with the topsurface of the bottom of the compartment, whereby the compartment may beused either as a hat-compartment or as an ordinary drawer.

4. A dressing-case provided with a hatcompartment adapted to slide inand out of such case, the bottom of such compartment being provided witha recess, a hat-support rising from such recess and a locking device forlocking the hat-support in inoperative position with its top portionsubstantially flush with the up er surface of the bottom compartment, wereby the compartment may be used either as a hat-compartment or anordinary drawer.

5. A dressing-case provided with a hatcompartment, the bottom of whichhas a countersunk recess, a conical spring secured at one end in suchrecess, a hatsupporting plate carried by the other end of the spring andmeans for locking the plate and spring within the recess with thesurface of the late substantiall flush with the surface 0 the bottom oft e compartment.

6. A dressing-case comprising a hat-compartment, the bottom of which isprovided with a recess, a conical spring secured at one end in suchrecess, a hat-supporting plate, rotatably supported upon the other endof such spring and rovlded with eripheral notches, locking-clips securedto t e bottom of the compartment and adapted to register with theeripheral recesses 1n the hat-supporting p ate when the same iscompressed within said recess.

7. A dressing-case rovided with a hate compartment, a conica springsecured to the bottom of such compartment, a hat-supporting platerotatably mounted upon such spring and means for locking such plate andspring in their inoperative position on the bottom of said compartment.

8. A- dressing-case provided with a hat- IIS compartment, the bottom ofwhich is provided with a countersunk recess, a conical spring secured tothe bottom of said recess, a

In fiestimony whereof I aflix my signature hat-supporting platerotatably mounted on in presence of two Witnesses.

said sprm and rovided with peripheral recesses, loo 'ng-c ips secured tothe bottom of said compartment ami projecting over said recess and stopsfor limiting the rotabive SALLIE I. NORTON. Witnesses:

GEO. W. LINKINS, JAMES M. WOODWARD.

